Posts Tagged «liquid metal»

Researchers at Purdue University have outlined a way to mass-produce circuits made of liquid-metal alloys using inkjet-printing technology, paving the way for “soft robots” and other kinds of flexible electronics.

Gallium is the chocolate of metals. With a melting point of 86 degrees, the stuff will literally melt in your hand, and then refreeze when you put it down. Gallium has another trick up its sleeve: it will rapidly form an oxide skin when exposed to air. This property has recently been exploited by researchers at NC State to do something pretty incredible — print stable 3D structures from liquid metal.

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